Kentucky, Rockcastle

Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Winter StormWarning for rain... sleet... and snow... which is in effect from 7PM Wednesday to 1 PM EST Thursday. The Winter Storm Watch is nolonger in effect.

* Timing... colder air will move in from northwest to southeast Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night... changing precipitation from rain... to a mixture of freezing rain... sleet... and then snow. Freezing rain and accumulating sleet will begin Wednesday evening... transitioning to all snow late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Snow should lighten and taper off by Thursday afternoon.

* Snow and sleet accumulations of 3 to 7 inches... with ice accumulations of less than a tenth of an inch.

* Impacts... snow of this magnitude will make travel difficult to treacherous. In addition... the heavy wet nature of this snow will cause stress on weak structures and could also lead to downed power lines and trees with widespread power outages possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and sleet means severewinter weather conditions are expected. Significant amounts ofsnow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel inan emergency. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.